A new report offers a window into how specialists view the long-term fiscal risks of climate change. Bottom line: “The interplay between an issuer’s exposure to climate shocks and its resilience to this vulnerability is an increasingly important part of our credit analysis, and one that will take on even greater significance as climate change…

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In dives to the seafloor, scientists have noticed big differences in only a few years. “Surprisingly big changes in the coastal seafloor communities have occurred in only a few years,” Patrick Degerman of Finland wrote in a dispatch from the research team’s camp on the ice shelf near New Harbour in the Ross Sea. “Two…

If a picture is worth a thousand words, a map may be worth a thousand pictures. Since 2010, hundreds of commons mapping projects have sprung to life. By depicting thousands of innovative social, environmental and economic initiatives, these maps reveal the complex stories of new systems emerging through the cracks of the old, like dandelions…

Stanford research shows that climate change and certain farming practices could shift the amount of carbon dioxide that is released from soil. Nearly a third of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere annually can be traced back to bacteria living in the soil, where they break down plant and animal matter for energy. For…

Research led by Oxford University, published today in Science, highlights the accelerating pressure on measuring, monitoring and managing water locally and globally. A new four-part framework is proposed to value water for sustainable development to guide better policy and practice. But there is an increasing need to re-think the value of water for a number…

A new study reports that certain brain regions interact more closely, while others are less engaged, in people with higher intelligence. “It is possible that due to their biological predispositions, some individuals develop brain networks that favor intelligent behaviors or more challenging cognitive tasks. However, it is equally as likely that the frequent use of…

An analysis of five major Australian corporations over a 10-year period. Through a detailed qualitative analysis, we examined company reports, media releases, policy statements, and over 70 interviews conducted with senior managers from these companies. During this period, climate change became a central issue in political and economic debate, leading to a range of regulatory,…

Throughout the United States, toxic algal blooms are wreaking havoc on bodies of water, causing pollution and having harmful effects on people, fish and marine mammals. One of the main contributors to these algal blooms is excess phosphorus that runs off from agricultural fields and while there has been a lot of efforts in recent…

A paper published last week in the journal Scientific Reports estimates that by altering land use practices, the top layer of soil around the globe could increase the amount of carbon stored anywhere from 0.9 to 1.85 billion metric tons per year—an amount that equals the transportation sector’s carbon emissions. Source: Soil Management: Key to…